Tvoop.com will be live streaming from the official Star Trek convention in Parsippany, NJ

June 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Star Trek fans have celebrated their favorite franchise and stars at conventions for 40-plus years, and for that entire time there’s been a segment of the fan base that’s been frustrated that, due to geography or timing, they’ve been unable to attend a given convention. Thanks to a joint venture between Creation Entertainment, StarTrek.com and Tvoop.com, Star Trek fans will now be able to virtually "attend" the Official Star Trek Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey, on June 24-26. Fans can join in on 45-minute panels featuring Nana Visitor and Rene Aubejonois, Dominic Keating and Conner Trinneer, Barbara March and Gwynyth Walsh, as well as Michael Dorn and Nichelle Nichols. These sessions will be offered on a pay-per-view basis. (http://www.startrek.com/live)

“The amazing guests, activities and content that occur live at our conventions are priceless moments in time, until now only available to the people who could actually attend the shows,” says Adam Malin, co-CEO of Creation Entertainment. “For all of us at Creation it's a groundbreaking moment to finally be able to offer our live convention experience to fans around the globe via the modern-day wonders of live web streaming. We can't think of a better property than Star Trek and The Official Star Trek Convention to introduce this innovation in content delivery to our global audience. After all, more than 45 years ago, Gene Roddenberry envisioned a future where the world was a united brotherhood and sisterhood. Now we're all a part of that vision.”

“Really, it's overdue, since this technology has been around for several years, but it's to CBS and StarTrek.com’s credit that they are visionary enough to make this leap of faith with us,” Malin says. “Hopefully the Parsippany beta test will be successful and our huge Las Vegas extravaganza (in August) will be a chance for our global audience to capture a lot of the excitement and energy of that amazing event from the comfort of their homes, at their convenience.”

The pay-per-view live streaming equipped with geo-physical IP restriction is powered by Tvoop.com. The Star Trek live channel has been embedded into www.StarTrek.com/live. The geo-physical IP restriction will restrict viewing access only to those fans, who live too far from Parsippany and cannot physically attend the convention.

Tvoop.com is a live streaming website, which allows anyone with a laptop, internet connection and a camera to effortlessly broadcast any event to a global audience of unlimited size. Users may simply create their own channel on Tvoop and start broadcasting their event. Tvoop has expanded its operations and offers full service live streaming services to businesses, educational and religious institutions, and conference organizers. Tvoop's full service plans include all necessary technology, audio-visual equipment and manpower to provide for a “full service” and “worry free” experience. Tvoop.com's “Pay-per-view” feature, enables the broadcasters to generate revenue and coupled with the “geo-physical restriction” feature, Tvoop.com's users have the option to restrict viewing of their shows in certain regions and/or authorize only certain regions to view their channels. As an example, broadcasters may block viewers in Los Angeles and New York or allow only viewers in Austin and Seattle to view their channels. This allows broadcasters with live performances in a certain venue to expand their audience base all over the internet world, while encouraging viewers in close proximity to personally attend the show.

Through strategic alliance with leaders in “Content Delivery”, Tvoop is in the position to offer the best quality live streaming at the highest speed. In a world full of pre-recorded, static video, Tvoop provides a dynamic live social experience, while creating an opportunity for its broadcasters to generate revenue.

Tvoop (http://www.tvoop.com) is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California.